De La Soul Releases Instrumentals From ‘and the Anonymous Nobody’

The legendary sounds of De La Soul are back. Coming fresh off of their GRAMMY nomination for their latest album, and the Anonymous Nobody, the fellas are back today with something new for our listening enjoyment. Today De La Soul returns with the instrumentals from the latest project, which found they getting back to their sample-based roots.

The unique collection of sound features elements of soul, funk, reggae and even disco and more. The project was primarily produced by De La Soul and Dave West, while Pete Rock provided additional production throughout. Have a listen to the instrumental project below and speak your thoughts on it after the jump. Stay tuned for much more from De La Soul coming very soon!

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